# H6411 פְּלָיָה

פְּלָיָה (Pᵉlâyâh), Strong’s H6411: Pelajah, the name of three Israelites KJV: Pelaiah.. Occurs 3 times.

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*Pᵉlâyâh* — Pelajah, the name of three Israelites

KJV: Pelaiah.

Built from [פָּלָא pâlâʼ](https://besorah.bible/word/H6381) (perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish) + [יָהּ Yâhh](https://besorah.bible/word/H3050) (Jah, the sacred name) — means “Jah has distinguished”

Occurs 3 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- פְּלָאיָה n.pr.m. Ne 8:7 10:11
- פְּלָיָה n.pr.m
- פְּלָיָה n.pr.m. (late) 1 Ch 3:24

## Where it occurs
- [Nehemiah 8:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/nehemiah/8?v=7) — Also Yeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and…
- [Nehemiah 10:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/nehemiah/10?v=11) — and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
- [1 Chronicles 3:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/3?v=24) — The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Yochanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven.